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Stage 1 of 3
as-sumut
Arabic · medieval
"directions, paths"
literally "the ways" or "directions"
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Stage 2 of 3
azimut
Old French · medieval
"a compass direction"
adopted through Arabic astronomical texts translated in Spain
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Stage 3 of 3
azimuth
English · medieval
"an angular direction measured from north"
settled as the English astronomical and navigational term
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